Knife.



nu. 7on,s|1. Patented May/"2u, |902.

E. B. CBAUGH.

KNIFE.

(Application med Jan. 1s, 1902.)

(No Model.)

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SEEGLLFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 700,617,

dated May 20, 1902.

Application filed January 13, 1902. Serial No. 89,498. (No model.)

trails of fish and game in an expeditious and' practicable manner.

The invention consists in the construction and arrangement of theseveral parts, which will be more fully hereinafter described andclaimed.

The drawing represents a perspective viewv of a knife embodying thefeatures of the intion.

The numeral 1 designates a handle, which is :preferably curved, asshown, for convenience in gripping the saine and so constructed as toembrace a tang 2, extending from a blade 3. The features of theinvention are embodied in the said blade and comprise the ordinary sharpor cutting edge 4, having-a point 5, and from the said point rearwardlyand upwardlythe blade is formed with a blunt convex edge 6, terminatingat the base of an upstanding sharpened spur 7, having its cutting edgeprojected forwardly. The back edge of the blade is formed for a greaterportion of its length with a concave serrated'edge 8, terminating at therear in the forward terminal of a segmental serrated recess 9. Theserrations or teeth of the edge 8 and recess 9 are preferably ofinverted-V-shape form,- and all the teeth are regular in dimensions andextend the full thickness of the blade at the point where they arelocated. The cutting edge 4. is used asin ordinary-knives forformingincisions in'fish or poultry and loosening a skin or severingjoints and parts of gamesuch as rabbits, squirrels, deer, and thelikeand the convex edg 6 is also useful in performing the function ofaguard when the sharpened spur 7 is employed to disembowel or remove theentrails of fish without cutting into the latter. In the use of thisspur it is inserted in the body of the fish at the proper point andlocated near the handle 1.

pushed forwardly, the edge 6 preventing the spur from entering toodeeply into the body of the iish, and thereby avoidfcutting theentrails. This spur is also useful in many instances in skinning smallanimals, deers, or beeves Where a combined pry and cutting edge isdesired. The concave edge 8,witl1 its serrations or teeth, isparticularly convenient in scaling fish and is drawn over the bodies ofthe latter to loosen up the scales without resorting to a sharp edge, asin the usual methods, and by which the bodies of fish are frequentlymutilated unnecessarily. This concave edge 8 is also adapted tobeconveniently used in Skinning sh, such as catfish and eels, by firstusing the sharpened edge 4. to cut around the head portions of such fishand then holding the skin over the edge 8 and exerting a pull on theblade. The segmental recess 9 is provided to give a finger or thumb holdin certain Skinning operations and is therefore When the said recess 9is brought into play, the skin is pressed downwardly into the sameagainst the serrations or teeth thereof by the thumb of the operator,and a iirm bite on the skin to be drawn from the body of the animal orsh treated is obtained and slipping or disengagement of the skin ispractically impossible in View of the engagement of the serrations orteeth of the said recess with the skin under pressure thereon. Theimproved knife can also be used for plucking feathers from fowls orbirds and will be found exceptionally convenient in use as ameat-tenderer. In performing this operation the blade is turned over andthe meat beaten with the serrations or teeth on the back edge. Thedevice can also be used for peeling potatoes, apples, or vegetablesgenerally, and in view of the compact form of the same it can be packedin a very small space in a fishing or hunting kit. Moreover, theproportions of the device as an entirety may be varied for differentuses. f

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. Aknife having a blade with a sharpened edge extending the full lengththereof and terminating in a point from which a convex blunt edgeextends upwardly and rearwardly, a forwardly-projecting sharpened spurinter- IOO seating with the rear terminal of the said and has a serratedrecess near the rear terconvex blunt edge, a concave serrated back ninalthereof. 1o portion, a serrated recess in the back portion, In testimonywhereof I aftix my signature and a handle adjacent to the forwardextremin presence of two Witnesses.

5 ity of which the said serrated recess is located. EPI-IRAIM B.COBAUGH. 2. As an improved article of manufacture, Witnesses:

a knife-blade having a sharpened edge and a SAMUEL B. GINGR-ICH,

concave back which is serrated its full length FRANK P. OARMANY.

